Polarization Self-Modulation Phenomenon in a Free Oscillated Nd:YAG Laser
YANG Qian-Suo1, LUO Geng-Xing2, ZOU Nian-Yu3, YANG Guo-Wei1, ZHU Nai-Yi1
1Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
2Division of Technology Development, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
3Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 901-0213, Japan
Polarization Self-Modulation Phenomenon in a Free Oscillated Nd:YAG Laser
YANG Qian-Suo1;LUO Geng-Xing2;ZOU Nian-Yu3;YANG Guo-Wei1;ZHU Nai-Yi1
1Key Laboratory of High Temperature Gas Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
2Division of Technology Development, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
3Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 901-0213, Japan
Abstract： Polarization self-modulation effect in a free oscillated Nd:YAG laser is investigated after a quarter wave plate is introduced independently in the two positions of the cavity. As described in the previous experiments, the intensity components in the orthogonal directions are modulated with a period of the round-trip time or twice. Different pulse shapes reveal that the seed field from the spontaneous emission is not uniform and seems to be stochastic for each pulse.
YANG Qian-Suo;LUO Geng-Xing;ZOU Nian-Yu;YANG Guo-Wei;ZHU Nai-Yi. Polarization Self-Modulation Phenomenon in a Free Oscillated Nd:YAG Laser[J]. 中国物理快报, 2005, 22(9): 2278-2281.
YANG Qian-Suo, LUO Geng-Xing, ZOU Nian-Yu, YANG Guo-Wei, ZHU Nai-Yi. Polarization Self-Modulation Phenomenon in a Free Oscillated Nd:YAG Laser. Chin. Phys. Lett., 2005, 22(9): 2278-2281.
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